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President-elect Park meets ambassadors from ASEAN, Fran...
Jan 14, 2013
President-elect Park Geun-hye (right) meets nine ambassadors of ASEAN member countries on January 14 in Seoul (photo: presidential transition committee).President-elect Park Geun-hye received ambassadors from nine member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (A...

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President-elect Park meets Chinese envoy
Jan 10, 2013
President-elect Park Geun-hye (right) meets Zhang Zhijun, a special envoy from the Chinese government, on January 10 (photo from the presidential transition committee). President-elect Park Geun-hye received a visit from a special envoy of the Chinese government on January 10 at...

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Website on integrated information on Dokdo opens
Jan 07, 2013
Dokdo Jirinet Website The Korean government opened a website which contains integrated geographic and historic information on Dokdo, Korea’s easternmost island in the East Sea. This website was built in December 2012 by the National Geographic Information Institute under the Min...

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New welfare, health-targeted policies to benefit more p...
Jan 07, 2013
The Korean government has introduced new support programs in the welfare and public health sectors. Some of the most noticeable changes are found in the childcare and health sectors, thanks to the new policies.These changes will also apply not only to Koreans but also non-Koreans...

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Keywords in Korean economic history
Jan 03, 2013
Korea has experienced astonishing economic progress in the last few decades. The annual trade volume has expanded to USD one trillion, helping Korea become the world’s eighth-largest trading partner. Korea also strengthened its presence on the global stage by hosting and particip...

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President-elect Park meets SME leaders
Dec 26, 2012
President-elect Park Geun-hye (second from right) speaks with members of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business on December 26, 2012 (photo: Yonhap News).President-elect Park Geun-hye said that the incoming administration would shift its focus to small and medium-sized...

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President-elect Park meets Russian ambassador
Dec 20, 2012
Russian Ambassador to Korea Konstantin Vnukov delivers a signed letter to President-elect Park Geun-hye in Seoul on December 20, 2012 (photo: Yonhap News). President-elect Park Geun-hye received a visit by Russian Ambassador to Korea Konstantin Vnukov at the Saenuri Party office...

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Park Geun-hye becomes Korea's first female president
Dec 19, 2012
Park Geun-hye, daughter of President Park Chung-Hee who laid the foundation for Korea's economic success, was elected the next president on December 19, becoming Korea's first female president as well as the first president whose father was also president. From the ruling Saenuri...

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Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik visits Mexico, Canada, for...
Dec 05, 2012
Korea and Mexico agreed to further strengthen their strategic partnership in celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, according to the prime minister's office. Korea's Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik met Mexican President Enrique Pena Ni...

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President Lee wraps up state visit to UAE
Nov 23, 2012
President Lee Myung-bak held a summit with Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, at Al Rawda Palace in Al Ain on November 21. The two leaders took time to evaluate the various joint projects that have been launched since the establishment of t...